*[http://www.taaonline.net/ Text and Academic Authors Association] Support for all forms of academic writing and writers, including textbooks.

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===Articles===

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* Bauman M G. 2003, [http://chronicle.com/free/v49/i43/43b00501.htm Textbook Writing 101] ''The Chronicle of Higher Education'', July 14. An amusing take on the ins and outs of writing a textbook.

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*Henry C M. 2002, [http://pubs.acs.org/cen/education/8026/8026education.html Birth of a textbook] Chemical and Engineering News, v 80, no. 26, pp. 22-25. The experience of four first-time textbook authors in Chemistry, with good general advice for all disciplines.

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*Varian H R. 2001, [http://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/~hal/Papers/writing-economics.html What I've Learned about Writing Economics] April 17. Includes advice on writing textbooks from an outcomes-based approach.

Forms of Writing

Textbooks

Resources

Articles

Bauman M G. 2003, Textbook Writing 101The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 14. An amusing take on the ins and outs of writing a textbook.

Henry C M. 2002, Birth of a textbook Chemical and Engineering News, v 80, no. 26, pp. 22-25. The experience of four first-time textbook authors in Chemistry, with good general advice for all disciplines.

Specific Publishing Opportunities

Listings of calls for papers for conferences and journals

Other specific writing opportunities

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